Scope and Content

Comprises: (1) The administrative papers and correspondence of the Conference, especially the minutes of the meetings of its Executive Committee and many subcommittees between 1973 and 1990; (2) Copies of its publications, notably the Newsletters and handbooks to particular annual conferences; (3) Some drafts of papers initiated by the Conference, with corrections.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Conference of University Administrators was established as a result of the report of the Working Party on the Future of University Academic Staff (1971-1972). In 1993 it merged with the Association of Polytechnic Administrators to form the Association of University Administrators.

Conditions Governing Access

Access is unrestricted, except that some of the files are marked as closed.

Acquisition Information

The gift of J.J. Walsh, University Registrar, 1988. Some further material was received in 1990.